PR: Tapulous Partners with Warner Music Group

Here’s a bit of exciting news we just received in our PR inbox: the makers of the hit game series Tap Tap Revenge have partnered with music production house Warner Music Group. The agreement will presumably allow Tapulous to release more Revenge titles with more access to popular music artists. We recently reviewed Tap Tap Nirvana and so this news is exciting, especially for us here at AC.

The agreement allows Tapulous to offer an unprecedented range of music to its 30 million users and gives WMG’s artists valuable exposure to a highly engaged audience. Over the next year Tapulous will release and promote four premium games featuring top WMG artists. Games will include the artist’s greatest hits and bonus tracks of remixes, previously unreleased material or live recordings.

The partnership solidifies Tapulous’s leadership at the intersection of music and gaming as they now have relationships with all major labels and proves the Tap Tap series to be a powerful platform for driving music purchases and engaging fans.

Partnership combines Tapulous’ market-leading iPhone game franchise with Warner Music Group’s large catalog of world-renowned artists

NEW YORK and Palo Alto, Calif. – June 4, 2010 – Tapulous, the leading developer of music games for the iPhone and iPod touch, and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) today announced an agreement that opens the Tap Tap Revenge gaming franchise to some of the hottest acts in music.

This partnership allows Tapulous to offer an unprecedented range of music to its 30 million users and gives WMG’s artists valuable exposure to a highly engaged audience. Under the terms of the agreement, over the next year Tapulous will release and promote four premium games featuring top WMG artists. Premium paid games will include the artist’s greatest hits and bonus tracks of remixes, previously unreleased material or live recordings. In addition, Tapulous will sell downloadable songs from WMG’s artists as part of its wildly popular Tap Tap Revenge game and its groundbreaking new release Riddim Ribbon.

Tapulous will also roll out an in-game Warner Music Group Channel featuring WMG’s music catalog and premium games. To date, Tapulous has sold more than five million songs in its store, and each week users download a half million copies of the Tapulous featured track.

“At WMG we were early believers in the enormous opportunities to experience music on the mobile platform and in pursuing those opportunities we try to look for new ways to grow that business and provide consumers with innovative ways to discover and consume music on their mobile devices,” said Mark Pinkus, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Licensing, Rhino Entertainment, WMG’s catalog division. “With Tapulous’ exciting family of games, we’re adding yet another compelling content experience and offering our artists a unique and powerful platform for engaging with fans around the world.”

Tim O’Brien, VP of business development at Tapulous added, “Warner Music Group has incredible current and catalog artists, and we are thrilled to bring these stars to the Tapulous mobile gaming platform. Our games are fun, social and addictive. This creates a strong opportunity for artists and labels, as the experience deepens fans’ appreciation of legendary tracks and allows them to discover new hits.”

Tapulous’ flagship games, Tap Tap Revenge and Riddim Ribbon, are highly graphical rhythm music games that set skill-based gameplay to popular music tracks. The result is a highly entertaining gaming experience that appeals to both gamers and music fans. In addition, the ongoing introduction of new music tracks, as well as in-game social interaction, keeps the user experience fresh and encourages music exploration and purchases.

About Tapulous

Tapulous is a leading mobile games developer. Its flagship game Tap Tap Revenge has been installed by more than 30% of iPhone/iPod touch users and remains the most successful gaming franchise on the iPhone platform. Founded in 2008 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company is angel funded and profitable. For more information, please visit http://www.tapulous.com.

About Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire, operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world’s leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.